The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-01-06
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This should be rigidly enforced. There
Is need for it. Litter makes a worse than
I pigsIy Of the schoolroom. The first
slightest violation should be noticed and
corrected. I do not say whale, thrash,
fsrule, nor physically punish for it.
Passing up and down the aisles notice
every kind of a violation and with akind
whispered word have it corrected per-
haps not while you are standing by, for
this might hurt the sensitiveness of the
pupil, wound some delicate nature, and
except in extreme cases-seldom re-
form from q desire. to have everything
right. Passing by desk I seldom speak,
! merely point at or touch the litter and
Z pass on as if i had not seen it at all, the
attention Of no one but the occupants of
the ssat has been called to the offence,
they gather it,up after I have gone BY
and j. seldom have repetition.
Repeated offences require more pub
lie notice let it first be given as a gener-
al remark upon good order and good
looks Of the desks and surroundings; if
still repeated, and your passing by and
\ sk,nd work do not effect g cure, then
speak personally, and finally, if need be,
before the whole school.
Remember Children are sensitive.
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DO all you can to avoid personal and pub.
lie reproof. Sensitiveness wounded
gradually turns to >hate. Hate develops
the worst form Of annoyance and mis-.
chieyousness.
Once when passing desk 1 noticed
some litter upon it and pointed at it.
The occupant looked up and said-"I
didn't make it and don't mean to clean it
up. Laughing, I replied, "That's right,
I If q visitor comes into your parlor and
leaves any mud, don't clean it up; leave
II until he comes again and make him do
it, and passed on. 1t awoke a new line
OF thought in the mind of the pupil
the pupil thought q moment, then look
+ ing up to me with smile as I stood far
away on: the platform, cleaned it all up
and quietly passed to the waste box and
threwi it in. I never again found any
litter on that desk.
Teach the pupils that for the time
their desks are their homes and exhibit
their Home training, and there will be
but, very little litter allowed around
them:
This is far more difficult task than
Keeping the outside and floor clean.
Changing from one study to another,
pulling out book when going to class
and crowding it in on returning, very
easily gets the inside of desk, or the
book rack, out of order however carefully
it may have been arranged before dis
missed at might or just after school has
been called.
/ was standing apart by window one
day when one of my young lady pupils
came to me, her face expressing all the
pleasure young miss feels upon receiv.
ing a useful and valuable present, and
said, "My father has got for me such a
lovely bureau and put it in my room. l
just wish you could see it, the drawers
are so handy" "And. every thing is
jumbled up in them." "No indeed it
isn't" she replied half Indignantly,
stwhat makes you think so?" because
that is the way you keep your desk, and
the way you do work on the board" l
replied. After that her desk was
model of neatness and her work on the
blackboard a model of clearness. The
lesson may have been somewhat impo.
litely given, but it vas effective. This is
the great truth-school life is reflection
of home.life.-School Bulletin.